Google Wave – Online Communication and Collaboration Tool

Tool:
Google Wave

URL:
wave.google.com

Key benefit:
Great new tool from Google. I will try to describe it in two words only: HOSTED CONVERSATION. According to Google, Google Wave is “an online communication and collaboration tool that makes real-time interactions more seamless — in one place, you can communicate and collaborate using richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and [...]

Google’s Keyword Popularity Estimator

Tool:
Keyword Popularity Estimator by Google

URL:
https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal?defaultView=2

Key benefit:
Just like Yahoo! tool described earlier on this blog, this keyword tool helps you identify the most popular keywords. This is extremely useful when designing your website, naming your website pages, doing SEO (search engine optimization) or when buying keyword ads. Even more importantly, the tool can help you estimate the online demand for your [...]

Twitter: Relationship/Brand Building Tool

Tool:
Twitter

URL:
http://www.twitter.com

Key benefit:
“Microblogging” tool that helps you stay connected with your clients and other organizations or individuals that you want to “follow”

Tip:
Use Twitter to brand yourself / your business and position yourself as the leader in your field.  Present only very useful content: great news, insights, tips, URLs or other relevant information. Then start following others, [...]

Stay Ahead of the Curve: iGoogle

Tool:
iGoogle

URL:
http://www.igoogle.com

Key benefit:
Great tool to help you stay on top of all new trends and industry news

Tip:
Start your day with iGoogle:  review all important industry news before you leave home. Receive updates from carefully selected  websites and blogs.

Price:
Free

Cyri:
What does Cyri think? Check back shortly. Score: TBD

Ivan:
Customize your iGoogle page to receive RSS feeds from [...]